Smooth chameleon

Smooth chameleon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Chamaeleonidae
Genus:Chamaeleo
Species: C. laevigatus
Binomial name
Chamaeleo laevigatus
Gray, 1863
Distribution of Smooth Chameleon
Synonyms

Chamaeleon sphaeropholis Reichenow, 1887

The Smooth chameleon (Chamaeleo laevigatus) is a species of chameleon native to Africa.[1] It is bluish-green and has small scales. Its body is very slender, and it looks similar to Chamaeleo senegalensis.[2]

Distribution

Found mostly in the lowlands,[3] Chamaeleo laevigatus lives throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa. Specimens have been found in Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Sudan, South Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Zambia, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Cameroon.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus GRAY, 1863". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Notice on a new species of Chamaeleon sent from Khartoum by Mr. Consul Patherick". Biodiversity Library. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus". Chameleon Forums. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chamaeleo laevigatus". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 1 January 2014.


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